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    Booster for traveling 34 lb/40 in?

    DD is 34 lbs and 40 or 41 in naked, 4y 11m. We're flying next week, connecting flights, and I REALLY don't want to lug her Radian again. Last time I literally had bruises from the straps and I'm fairly certain I left a few more people bruised in my wake. :o What are your thoughts on a Turbo...
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    Pinnacle interior wider than Frontier 85?

    A friend has a Pinnacle she offered to let us borrow for a road trip (over using our Santa Fe). Our DD8 finds the shoulder area of the Frontier a bit snug. Is the Pinnacle at all wider through the shoulders? Thanks so much!!!
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    Looking for booster rec for tall 8 y/o

    My DD8 has outgrown her Frontier in booster mode (across the shoulders, of all places). She is 56 inches and 85 pounds. While she is close to the recommended height, she still can not 5 step without the booster. Her knees don't quite reach the edge without slouching, her belt is too high on...
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    Low back booster rec

    Looking for a narrow, LATCHable, no back booster for DD7, who is 80lbs and 54 in. It would be a bonus if we could get a matching convertible to RF DD2, who is 27lbs and 35 in. We looked at a Radian and Santa Fe, but the Santa Fe has a "check fit" rating from IIHS. Are you all also finding it...
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    Hubby crashed seats, will my Britax G2 Covers fit new G3s?

    Hubby was rear ended by a teenage girl on a cell phone. :mad: So I have a NEW cowmooflage Frontier and Boulevard in need of replacement. Seems the G2s are getting harder to find, and I'd just as soon have a G3, since insurance is buying and all. :D Will the G2 cowmooflage covers fit the...
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    Best set up for bus with lap only belts

    DD (5)'s class is taking a field trip on a bus. They're telling everyone to bring boosters, but there are only lap belts on the bus. I ever so kindly told them this wasn't such a great idea, but it pretty much fell on deaf ears. I know the research on lap belts vs. compartmentalization on...
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    Need videos/links on importance of 5 pt harness for one/two year old

    A friend of mine has two little girls, 4 and 2 (today). For the last month, I've noticed at preschool drop off, she moves the little one to the big one's booster for the drive home and back to pick up (a few miles). I need advice on how to approach her, and videos/links to send her. She's...
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    Quick Help Please! Frontier 85-Long Belt Path

    There is no problem with running the shoulder belt UNDER the cover on the first side, correct? Following the directions in their video and manual of course, but just running it under the cover for aesthetics. Thanks!
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    FF XTSL in 07 CRV - 7 mo pregnant and need help with seatbelt install!

    DD is 4.5, 44 in, 48 lbs. We currently have her in the center seat installed with LATCH (which is an allowable position). Since she is in an XTSL, in a post '05 car, we felt comfortable installing it with LATCH past 40 lbs. But now that she's at that 48 lb limit other manufacturers allow...
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    Stress Marks on my SR Base. Is this still safe to use?

    We have an original SR that was manufactured in 1/06. We got it out to check it out for DD2 (expected early May), and found some marks on the base. They seem to go all the say through and are just in front of the belt path, where the "buttresses" connect the outside of the base. We are...
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    Please recommend an infant bucket!

    We drive a 2007 Honda CRV, and just found out we are expecting a little girl in early May. We have a Graco SR from our older daughter, but it is nearing expiration, and it has no EPS foam in the head area. Since the seat will have to go outboard this time, the foam is important to me. I've...
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    Turned DD 4 FF and now we're having car sickness. Help!

    DD has never had issues with car sickness before. I turned her FF in July, and ever since, on long trips, she vomits. She's 44 lbs, so flipping her back is not an option, and DH won't let me import a seat, saying she's going to have to learn to work through it eventually. And he's right...
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    Anyone know when the new Radians come out?

    Just curious if anyone remembered when the new "model year" came out on these. DD is hanging tight at 39lbs in her XT, but I'd really like to see the new covers before I buy an XTSL. I emailed Russ a few months ago, and he said there will be no higher weight limit or adjusted boot, so it's...
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    CARES harness for 41inch child?

    DD will be barely 4 when we go to Disney this September. Since we use Disney transportation, there's no need for a seat on the plane, but I'm afraid the lap belt just won't fit her very well yet because she's long and thin. She's 41inches tall and 40 pounds, but ALL legs. Now the question is...
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    Had to turn DD FF today. :-(

    She is 3 years, 10 months, today. I weighed her this morning in shoes, and she was 40.0. :-( So I flipped her Radian XT, and she liked the novelty, of course. So sad, I was hoping to keep her RFing to 4, but the $300 for a new XTSL is just more than we have. I know she's safe at this age...
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